Jeff Wayne – The Eve Of The War

More images

Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Synth-pop
Year:	1978

Tracklist

		The Eve Of The War	4:30
		The Red Weed	6:06

Credits (4)

Jerry Wayne
Executive-Producer
BilBo (3)
Lacquer Cut By
Richard Burton (2)
Narrator
Jeff Wayne
Producer, Conductor, Written-By, Orchestrated By

Notes

Originally released in 1978.
Remixed in 1989 by Ben Liebrand. You can find these releases here.
Remixed in 1998 and 2000 as part of the PC game The War Of The Worlds and later released as part of The War Of The Worlds : ULLAdubULLA The Remix Album.
Remixed in 2005 by Tom Middleton.

Versions

Filter by

Format

Labels & Companies

Country

Year

51 versions

Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	CBS – S CBS 6496	UK	1978	UK — 1978	Recently Edited
	The Eve Of The War 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo	Columbia – 43-11148	US	1978	US — 1978	Recently Edited
	The Eve Of The War 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Pitman Pressing	Columbia – 43-11148	US	1978	US — 1978	Recently Edited
	The War Of The Worlds = La Guerra De Los Mundos 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	CBS – CBS 6496	Spain	1978	Spain — 1978	Recently Edited
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	CBS – 6496	Europe	1978	Europe — 1978	Recently Edited
	The Eve Of The War 12", Single, Special Edition	Columbia – 12C4-8364	Canada	1978	Canada — 1978	Recently Edited
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	CBS – CBS 6496		1978	— 1978	Recently Edited
	The Eve Of The War 7", Single	CBS – S CBS 6496	UK	1978	UK — 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo	CBS – S CBS 6496	UK	1978	UK — 1978	Recently Edited
	The Eve Of The War 7", Single, 45 RPM	CBS – BA 222458	Australia	1978	Australia — 1978	Recently Edited
	Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single	CBS – 6496		1978	— 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War / The Red Weed 7", 45 RPM, Single, Red Plastic Moulded Label	CBS – S CBS 6496	UK	1978	UK — 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single	Columbia – C4-8287	Canada	1978	Canada — 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single	CBS – S CBS 6496	Ireland	1978	Ireland — 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single	CBS – S CBS 6496	UK	1978	UK — 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", Single	CBS – BA 461889	New Zealand	1978	New Zealand — 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	CBS – CBS 6496		1978	— 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	CBS – PRO 153		1978	— 1978	New Submission
	Extrait E la Musique Originale de Jeff Wayne la Guerre Des Mondes 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	CBS – 6496		1978	— 1978	New Submission
	En Víspera De La Guerra = The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single	Discos CBS – 23.044	Argentina	1978	Argentina — 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing	Columbia – 43-11148	US	1978	US — 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single	CBS – SSC 1774	South Africa	1978	South Africa — 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing	Columbia – 43-11148	US	1978	US — 1978	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 12", 45 RPM, Single	CBS – S CBS 12 7731	UK	1979	UK — 1979	Recently Edited
	The Eve Of The War 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single	CBS – CBS 12.7731	Netherlands	1979	Netherlands — 1979
	Eve Of The War 12", Single, Picture Disc, White Rim	CBS – 11- 7731	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War (Disco Re-Mix) 12", 45 RPM, Single	CBS – BA 12018	Australia	1979	Australia — 1979	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single	CBS – CBS 7731		1979	— 1979	Recently Edited
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single	CBS – S CBS 7731	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", Promo	CBS – S CBS 7731	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	CBS – XSSC 1937	South Africa	1979	South Africa — 1979
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	CBS – CBS 7731		1979	— 1979	New Submission
	Eve Of The War 12", Single, Picture Disc, Black Rim	CBS – 11- 7731	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War (Disco Re-Mix) 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	CBS – BA 12018	Australia	1979	Australia — 1979	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single	CBS – SSC 1937	South Africa	1979	South Africa — 1979	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single	CBS – BA 222581	New Zealand	1979	New Zealand — 1979	New Submission
	The Eve Of The War (1979 Remix) 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM	CBS – A 12.7116	Europe	1986	Europe — 1986
	The Eve Of The War 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo	CBS – 01-654738-00	Netherlands	1989	Netherlands — 1989	Recently Edited
	The Eve Of The War CD, Mini, Maxi-Single, Stereo	CBS – 654738 3	Netherlands	1989	Netherlands — 1989	Recently Edited
	The Eve Of The War 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single	CBS – CBS 654738 6	Netherlands	1989	Netherlands — 1989	New Submission

Recommendations

Goodnight Saigon
Billy Joel

1982 Europe

Vinyl —
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Shop
Paradise By The Dashboard Light
Meat Loaf

1978 Netherlands

Vinyl —
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Shop
Walk Like An Egyptian
Bangles

1986 Europe

Vinyl —
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Shop
Weekend
Earth And Fire

1979 Netherlands

Vinyl —
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Shop
Love Is A Battlefield
Benatar

1983 Europe

Vinyl —
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Shop
Alive & Kicking
Simple Minds

1985 Europe

Vinyl —
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Shop
Eternal Flame
Bangles

1989 Europe

Vinyl —
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Shop
Down Under
Men At Work

1982 Europe

Vinyl —
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Shop
Dreadlock Holiday
10cc

1978 Netherlands

Vinyl —
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Shop
The Reflex
Duran Duran

1984 Netherlands

Vinyl —
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Shop

Reviews

Scotts_Vinyl Feb 14, 2024
referencing The Eve Of The War (Radio Edit) (7", Promo, Single Sided) ARIC 2348

this version is basicly the normal Radio edit found on the Most 7'' singles from Ben Liebrand Remix of the eve of war.
this is (for the collectors) not a special Edited version of the normal eve of war. just be aware of it! ( i think myself this fits better on the Ben Liebrand page then on jeff waynes page!)
menergy15 Sep 1, 2023
referencing The Eve Of The War (CD, Mini, Maxi-Single, Stereo) CBS 654738 3

This disc is awful!!!!!!!!!!
The sound quality is bad, No 2 inch adaptor.
The remix is really really bad, And I have heard it was nothing to do with the 1979 version Steve Thompson did. Don't waste ya money on this crap!
Scotts_Vinyl Nov 30, 2022
referencing The Eve Of The War (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) CBS 6496

this single contains the Chris Thompson Version on the vocals.
serne May 30, 2019
Edited 5 years ago

referencing The Eve Of The War (1979 Remix) (12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM) CBSA 12.7116

The synts used here sounds very like the one Patrick Cowley used.... beautifull remix! Perhaps even done by Patrick ;-) who can tell ? He made much more remixes around that time....
djskino Mar 10, 2019
referencing The Eve Of The War (Tom Middleton Mixes) (12", 45 RPM, Single) 82876729111

Groovy house tune, and interesting intro. Bad transition from the vocal intro too the beats.
8bitVibe Jan 4, 2018
referencing The Eve Of The War (12", Single, Special Edition) 12C4-8364

There is a Canadian 12" single in a picture sleeve (very low numbers), similar to the sleeve on the coloured vinyl Jeff Wayne Thunderchild release. I think the releases listed here are all for the generic record companyversion (plain black jacket). When I eventually find a copy I will post it!!
bertrandjp90 Dec 29, 2015
referencing Eve Of The War 2005 (CDr, Promo) none

Both tracks are lossy/mp3 sourced.
bertrandjp90 May 28, 2014
referencing The Eve Of The War (Tom Middleton Cosmos Mixes) (CDr, Promo) none

The sound quality of the dub is terrible - frequency ceiling around 10K. The first 2 tracks are perfect.